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Politics

Raining McCain

Nick Gillespie | 3.26.2008 4:56 PM

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You might have seen this, but even if you have, it's worth watching again (and again and again):

I am not sure if John McCain approves of this message.

Reason's Matt Welch in the NY Times on McCain's "usable contradictions."

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  1. Cesar   17 years ago

    I prefer this McCain related video.

  2. brec   17 years ago

    I'm not a McCain fan either, but suggesting that he be beheaded seems extreme.

  3. JW   17 years ago

    So, this was put out by the Dems? I had thoughts of suicide listening to that. Fortunately, I remembered the "close" button at the last minute.

  4. SxCx   17 years ago

    Produced by Tim and Eric?

  5. TallDave   17 years ago

    Ow?

  6. shrike   17 years ago

    The three leading ladies could be far more unsavory and still accurately depict the GOP.

    The Grand Old Creationist Party - opposed to those dadgummed "secularist Hollywood, comedian. author, thinker" types for over 6000 years!

  7. Ska   17 years ago

    Tim and Eric = worst shit ever

  8. Taktix?   17 years ago

    Ahh! Ahh! Oh God, make it stop! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

    Please, Nick, don't ever do that again...

  9. BakedPenguin   17 years ago

    Sorry, but saying it's "raining" your candidate when he's clearly old enough to have incontinence issues is just disturbing.

  10. johnl   17 years ago

    And I thought Nick liked me.

  11. Marcvs   17 years ago

    The crappy blue screen effect with the lady's dress was a nice touch.

    Clever idea, poorly executed.

  12. joe   17 years ago

    Do you think that woman's pants were supposed to do that?

    Or did the whole "green pants/green screen" thing not occur to anybody until post-production?

  13. BakedPenguin   17 years ago

    Marcvs, joe - If you guys think the chroma key issues were the worst thing about that video, all I have to say is "wow".

  14. Click \'n\' Learn   17 years ago

    I know this is a lightweight/fun stuff site, but those who prefer things that matter might appreciate this McCain video. Sorry if things that actually matter are off-topic. This other guy (i.e., not me) had some good questions too, but he seems to have stopped uploading videos.

    P.S. As a treat, libertarians will appreciate this.

    P.P.S. Don't watch any of those videos.

  15. Ken Shultz   17 years ago

    Only election coverage I've found yet worth reading.

    ...seriously, this alone should put him over the top.

  16. Warren   17 years ago

    GOD DAMNIT NICK
    That going to take a fifth of Scotch to erase the images scorched into my brain. And I'll never get those three minutes back! Don't you have something better to do like saddle soap you jacket.

  17. NP   17 years ago

    I've heard a fair share of embarrassingly off-key singing in campaign videos, but man... this one is beyond embarrassing. McCain better not endorse this utter disaster of a pep rally if he wants to extinguish any doubts as to his (allegedly) imminent senility.

  18. Cab   17 years ago

    I made it to 1:17. Now I know how McCain felt when he was being tortured.

  19. joe   17 years ago

    The worst thing, Baked Penguin?

    Don't make me choose. I love them all.

    Go McCain!

  20. Aresen   17 years ago

    BakedPenguin | March 26, 2008, 5:32pm | #

    Sorry, but saying it's "raining" your candidate when he's clearly old enough to have incontinence issues is just disturbing.

    There's no bladder man for President.

  21. The Wine Commonsewer   17 years ago

    Jesus Chrysler, Nick, you owe me a bottle of wine for putting that vid up. You gotta warn a guy.

  22. Tbone   17 years ago

    Nick,

    What TWC said. You are on notice sir, pull a stunt like that again, and I'll be forced to question your love of black leather and latent Johnny Cash tendencies.

    Jeebus H. Christmas. There had better be a snark girl T-shirt ad on the home page by morning.

  23. Lamar   17 years ago

    Conservatives seem to have a disdain for celebrities making a political pitch, and they're right. Let's face it, we all love celebrities, but what do they know about politics?

    Well, I love fat women (physically and often). But, just like Hollywood celebs, I have to wonder how obesity gives a person political insight.

    I'm sure there's a wonderful joke about "It's raining pork" but I'm just too tired.

  24. j   17 years ago

    God bless John McCain. If not for him airline attendants would always be rude to me. The way things were going I might have even been roughed up by those scoundrels. His support for an airline passenger bill of rights solved that problem.

  25. N   17 years ago

    could someone please post a direct youtube link to this please? Trying to watch it on my iPhone. Thanks!

  26. Youtube Link   17 years ago

    http://www.youtube.com/v/MaP9eiWuX3s&hl=en

  27. ChrisO   17 years ago

    I don't think Obama Girl has anything to worry about.

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